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* Supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Server 2003. Vista support can be integrated in the near future. | * Supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Server 2003. Vista support can be integrated in the near future. | ||
| − | * Is based on two methods of accessing a client computer: First, a network boot with a Linux image, that e.g. | + | * Is based on two methods of accessing a client computer: First, a network boot with a Linux image, that can e.g. be used for preparing a OS installation, or saving and restoring a partition. Second, a boot of the installed OS, in which a service is implanted. This service triggers the execution of install processes or other scripts. These processes are controlled by SSL-requests to the "opsi configuration service" which runs on the opsi server. |
* The software configuration of each client can be individually configured. For this purpose, there exists an easy to use graphical user interface. | * The software configuration of each client can be individually configured. For this purpose, there exists an easy to use graphical user interface. | ||
* To prepare the software packages for deployment there is a scriptable environment that combines different approaches as Windows Installer packages, automated installs by AutoIt scripts, and specific command calls. | * To prepare the software packages for deployment there is a scriptable environment that combines different approaches as Windows Installer packages, automated installs by AutoIt scripts, and specific command calls. | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 1 October 2007
Unattended - a system for fully automating the installation of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
Features include:
- Automated install of OS, hotfixes, and applications
- Full documentation and source code
- Support for floppy, CD-ROM, and "nothing but net" installs
- True unattended installation, not disk imaging
- No Windows servers required; use your Unix servers instead
- No Unix servers required; use your Windows servers after all
- Completely free
When you are finished setting up Unattended, you will be able to boot any PC from a floppy, from a CD-ROM, or directly from the network, answer a few questions, and come back an hour or two later to a fully-installed Windows workstation.
Unattended GUI - This is the GUI to Unattended. Also a collection of scripts for inventory, deinstallation and other add-ons.
Diegostart - Unattended windows installs based on the use of the BartPE cd.
Features:
- Detailed Howto for Windows XP installations.
- Supports Windows 2000, 2003 and the corresponding server versions.
- Based on answer files, batch scripts and free software.
- Allows simultaneous installation of different classes of systems, e.g. Windows XP Pro for a Computing Lab, Windows XP pro for a laptop, Windows XP Pro for a Staff person.
- Free as in beer
opsi or: Open PC Server Integration, a Linux server based system for automating OS deployment and software installation on Windows clients, now downloadable in version 3.1
Features:
- A VMware machine with an ready to use opsi server can be downloaded (opsi3.1-depotserver.zip) - nothing but the original Windows installation cd contents must be added.
- Supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Server 2003. Vista support can be integrated in the near future.
- Is based on two methods of accessing a client computer: First, a network boot with a Linux image, that can e.g. be used for preparing a OS installation, or saving and restoring a partition. Second, a boot of the installed OS, in which a service is implanted. This service triggers the execution of install processes or other scripts. These processes are controlled by SSL-requests to the "opsi configuration service" which runs on the opsi server.
- The software configuration of each client can be individually configured. For this purpose, there exists an easy to use graphical user interface.
- To prepare the software packages for deployment there is a scriptable environment that combines different approaches as Windows Installer packages, automated installs by AutoIt scripts, and specific command calls.